Food & Diet - Petculiars

What you should and shouldn’t feed your pets

April 12, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 12, 2022

Can Hamsters Eat Worms? Any Risks?

Hamsters are omnivores, which means wild hamsters eat a mixture of plants and insects. The best diet for your hamster is the one that is similar to what it would eat in the wild, including fresh vegetables and protein-rich items such as mealworms. So, the answer is a resounding yes. […]

April 9, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 9, 2022

Can Cats Eat Chocolate Cake?

Cats lack a taste receptor responsible for “sweet” – literally, they can’t taste sweet substances. This makes cats and chocolate an incompatible combination. Compared to your dog, your cat is very unlikely to taste chocolates or try a chocolate cake. Chocolate and, of course, chocolate cake contain some ingredients that […]

April 7, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 7, 2022

Can Dogs Eat Quesadillas? Any Risks or Benefits?

Most people like Quesadillas due to their amazing tortillas, the unique seasoning, but also the cheese that would make you drool, along with any other pet around the house. When your dog starts to beg for a piece of what you’re eating, the first impulse is to share your food, […]

April 6, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 6, 2022

Can Dogs Eat Yellow Rice?

You might be one of those people that like to eat a bowl of yellow rice from time to time. If this is your case and you also own a dog, you might be wondering whether you can share this food with your furry companion. A simple answer is that […]

April 6, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 6, 2022

Can Cats Eat Chicken Liver?

The importance of liver in the cat’s diet is often underestimated. It is impossible to consider a single nutrient or a food more important than another. All foods are important and many of them are essential to ensure a healthy life. In any case, the liver contains a lot of […]

April 5, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 5, 2022

Do Goats Eat Blackberry Bushes?

Goats are known to munch on basically anything that they find in their path, from tin cans to clothes, but especially plants of all sizes. Although this is mostly a myth, they will find some vegetation so enjoyable that they would usually eat it completely. This includes nettles, thistles, and […]

April 5, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 5, 2022

Can Dogs Eat Oatmeal Cream Pies? Any Risks?

This treat might seem familiar to most people and this is usually because they are thinking of the old treat from the Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme pies brand that was very popular around 1960. The Little Debbie company actually had the Creme Pies as the first-ever treats they launched and […]

April 5, 2022

Published by Lisa Shelby at April 5, 2022

Can Hamsters Eat Cockroaches? Any Risks?

You might not know this but cockroaches are pretty nutritious and are slowly starting to pop up in all kinds of weird diets all around the world. The Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine in India (inStem) has conducted a study that has shown that cockroach milk is […]